tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138458.post6777277995299512159..comments2024-02-23T13:15:42.158+13:00Comments on Dissecting Leftism: JRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138458.post-33713913818129568812011-12-07T08:34:12.323+13:002011-12-07T08:34:12.323+13:00The "Plundering Wealth vs. Producing Wealth&q...The "Plundering Wealth vs. Producing Wealth" column linked to is a great one! It expresses very well my attitude that there is absolutely nothing wrong with getting rich by producing value and engaging in voluntary exchange (think Apple and Steve Jobs). But seeking to become rich through the use of government force to rape, pillage, and plunder the fruits of other people's labor (think George Soros, bailed-out banks, etc.) is criminal. It's HOW one pursues getting rich that matters.Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138458.post-60966784565218240552011-12-04T15:48:23.897+13:002011-12-04T15:48:23.897+13:00Thoughts on Israel:
The flow of Jewish immigrants...Thoughts on Israel:<br /><br />The flow of Jewish immigrants to Israel has subsided. By 2007 there were actually more Jews emigrating out of Israel than immigrating into it. That trend has continued every year to date. <br /><br />Furthermore, the world's Jewish population is in decline. The Jewish Agency's Institute for Jewish People Policy Planning warns that the Jewish population declines by 150 per day; 50,000 per year resulting in a depletion of the pool of future Jewish immigrants to Israel. <br /><br />The Jewish birth rate in Israel, 2.9 per woman, offers little consolation. While it exceeds the 2.1 rate required to sustain a population, recent research reveals that half of Israel's young people want to leave the country. That could effectively diminish the birth rate from 2.9 per woman to less than 1.5. <br /><br />Consider Israel's emerging Arab population. Israel's Jewish birth rate falls far below that of Palestinian Arabs in Israel and the West Bank, which is 3.7 children per woman. "This means that by 2020, the population of Jews out of the total population of Israel plus the West Bank, without counting Gaza, would decline to 56%." <br /><br />When Gaza is included, the future for Israel's Jewish majority grows even more bleak. In 2000 the Jewish majority was 55 percent. By 2010 that majority had reduced to 52 percent. The Jewish majority would be lost in or about 2015. <br /><br />http://jppi.org.il/uploads/Jewish_Demographic_Policies_DellaPergola.pdf.pdfAspergers.lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621931936307980825noreply@blogger.com